1968 was a year of political protest, and personal agency, each of which began the great '70s switch. Suits and clean cuts were about to be out of style, replaced by bell-bottom jeans and shaggy hair. But there were still two more years of '60s left to go.
We've already given you plenty of photos showing what life was like in 1968, but here are 23 more.
1
Lyndon B. Johnson
Listening to a tape from his son-in-law, sent from Vietnam, 1968.
2
Proto-Hipster Couple
Styling in 1968.
3
Frank Sinatra
With his body double and bodyguards, Miami, 1968.
4
Van Morrison
Seen here in 1968.
5
Sharon Tate
At Christmas in 1968.
6
Hippie Dad
Walking With His Daughter Amsterdam, 1968.
7
Protesters at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago
Waiving the Viet Cong flag.
8
“My Grandmother”
“Preparing on her wedding day, 1968.”
9
Janis Joplin
And her Porsche, 1968.
10
“First Car”
Cardiff, Wales, 1968.
11
An English Girl
Having a drink in 1968.
12
Richard Proenneke
Twin Lakes, Alaska, 1968.
13
Patti Boyd and George Harrison
Bathing suits, 1968.
14
Sitting on a 1968 Dodge Charger
May of 1978.
15
A Young Cat Stevens
Writing some songs in 1968.
16
The Supremes
Looking good in 1968.
17
"Celebrating" May Day
Ukraine, 1968.
18
Family Shopping
At a Safeway in 1968.
19
“My Grandfather and His Friends
In Vietnam. 1968.
20
“Grandpa’s Downtime”
Soldier in 1968.
21
Playing Twister
House party in 1968.
22
American Teenager
Saigon, South Vietnam, 1968.
23
Showing Respect
Salute Photo from Robert F. Kennedy's funeral train as it carried his casket to Washington.1968.
